TRI COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
TEDD/RTPO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2014
1. Call to Order
Tri County Economic Development District (TEDD) Chairman of the Board, Commissioner Wes McCart, called the meeting to order at 1:04 p.m.
Introductions
TEDD/RTPO Board Members in Attendance
Debra Hansen – WSU Extension Dan Fagerlie – Ferry County PUD
Mike Blankenship – Ferry County Lou Janke – City of Colville
Greg Knight – Rural Resources Dorothy Knauss – City of Chewelah
Wes McCart – Stevens County Tom O’Brien – Workforce Development
Mike Tedesco – Spokane Tribe of Indians Sue Poe – Edward Jones
Char Kay – via GoTo Meeting
Guests
Don Dashiell – Stevens County
Joe Tortorelli – WA State Transportation Commission – via GoTo Mtg.
Staff
Rob Willford, Executive Director Mallory Conner, Office Manager
Melinda Lee, District Planner Joy Osterberg, Ferry County Representative
2. Consent Agenda
Approval of Agenda
Approval of June 25th Meeting Minutes
Approval of Gen. Fund & Loan Fund Expenditures & Transfers
· June 2014
General Fund – Benefits and Voucher #’s 10681-10693; 11209-11214; and 11411-11415 totaling $27,824.54 AND May payroll in the amount of $19,042.51 for a monthly total of $46,867.05.
Loan Fund – Voucher #’s 10908-10910; and 11409 for a total of $250,254.92 and Inter-Fund transfer #11215 for $23,984.68 for a monthly total of $274,239.60.
TC EDC Fund – Inter-Fund transfer Voucher #11216 in the amount of $1,579.98 and Electronic funds transfer in the amount of $1,132.32 for a total of $2,712.30.
Tom O’Brien made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Debra Hansen seconded the motion. The motion passed with Sue Harnasch recusing.
3. Executive Director Report
-Rob Willford introduced Melinda Lee as the new District Planner for TEDD, who began working on July 1st. He also informed the Board of a personal scheduling conflict with the September 24th meeting and requested that the meeting be moved to September 17th instead. Mike Blankenship made a motion to move the September meeting to the 17th. Sue Poe seconded the motion. The motion passed.
-Rob updated the Board on the repair of the water line. It has been temporarily fixed, however Colville Construction recommended replacing the entire line which would cost around $5,000.00 and should be done sometime this fall. Rob also updated the Board on the replacement/repair of the heating unit for the WSU extension. This should be done sometime next month.
4. Committee Reports
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
Enhancement / Transportation Alternatives
-Rob Willford updated the committee on the Chewelah sidewalk project. It has been approved and should be completed before the end of September.
-Chewelah is also working on making the Stevens County side of Flowery Trail and all weather road.
-Rob informed the group that WSDOT approved the modification of scope of work on the Marcus project. They are currently accepting bids from contractors to complete the work.
Transit Committee / CPTHSTP
-Rod Van Alyne gave an overview of the Transit Committee meeting. They went through regional transit priorities and a prospective project list; and will be finalizing said list in a phone meeting on Tuesday July 29th. One of the prospective projects is that TEDD apply for a grant for mobility management which would hire a Regional Transit Coordinator to work with the providers. The CPTHSTP is on track and should be ready for submission in September.
RTP Update
-Melinda Lee informed the committee that TEDD is still working on the current update to the RTP and she plans to bring the draft in front of the TAC for review at the August 27th meeting. Notes provided by Tamer Kirac and Alisha Bemis-Powell were handed out to the committee members to use as a reference when going over the update.
-Wes McCart told the Board about the freight mobility study that is out for comment. There is a hearing in Spokane on July 24th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Marketing Committee
-Debra Hansen prepared and shared the first brochure for TEDD. If anyone has any ideas for future brochures, please get them to Debra.
5. Old Business
-Patrick Jones presented a strategic sector analysis for Stevens County that showed the best businesses to invest in that would produce the greatest return in Stevens County. Agriculture and tourism related businesses were show to have the greatest potential return.
Committee memberships – Mallory reviewed the list of volunteers TEDD received for committee membership. She requested a few more volunteers. Wes McCart said he would work on the initial meetings for the committees.
6. New Business
-Rob reviewed with the Board Resolution 2014-003 – General Fund Budget Amendment #1. Mike Blankenship made a motion to approve the resolution. Dan Fagerlie seconded the motion. The motion passed.
7. Member Updates
-Greg Knight mentioned that the Rural Resources van that will be transporting veterans from Ferry County to the Veterans Hospital in Spokane will be able to stop along the way and pick up veterans in other counties as long as the trip originates in Ferry County. The service schedule is set to begin in October.
-Char Kay informed the committee that the freight study should be done in September.
-Dan Fagerlie discussed the Columbia River Treaty, BPA, and power rates.
-Debra Hansen announced that the new part time Ag Coordinator is Nils Johnson and he will be involved with the Food Hub.
-Joe Tortorelli told the group that the Washington State Transportation Commission is working with the state on a 5 year plan. He requested that everyone go to the Voice of Washington website and complete the survey.
-Dorothy Knauss talked about the various construction projects happening in Chewelah that should be completed by October. She also mentioned that the city of Chewelah is working with Department of Natural Resources to purchase the airport by the Chewelah golf course that is currently being leased out.
The next meeting was confirmed for August 27th, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.
8. Adjournment
As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:22 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted: Jessica Collins, Office Assistant
Attest
Wes McCart, Chairman Mike Blankenship, Secretary
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